Many people will be looking to file their returns today before the KRA deadline tomorrow.
However, for those who are worried about the last minute rush, here is good news for you.
You can file your returns at home using these simple steps.
1. Enabling macros
Open excel doc
Click option
Go to trust center
Click trust center setting
Click on macro setting
Click enable macros mostly the last option
Click enter then ok
Close the excel sheet save changes and reopen it
2. KRA RETURN
Go to KRA portal
Enter the KRA pin at point indicated and hit enter
Enter the person's password mostly ID number if he/she doesn’t remember reset password
The reset password will be sent to the person's email
Repeat step 1-3 and enter the new password from email
When the portal opens go to returns.
It will show various options. For unemployed, click file nill returns and follow some few prompts thereafter
For employed click file return, enter the period of return and download an excel file from a link on this stage
Open the excel sheet and ENABLE MACROS (explained later how to enable macros)
Close the excel and open it again. It will bring a fillable sheet
Page 1
Enter the person's KRA pin and the period for the return eg 01/01/201/ to 31/12/2017
Change mortgage to No (down case)
Click next
Page 2: Enter the employer's pin, employer's name and gross salary of the person.
Fill other places on this line of the sheet with 0. Hit next
Page 3: Enter the employer's pin, name and taxable salary of the person, enter tax deducted and payee (which are the same)
Hit enter
Page 4: Answer nothing on this page
Hit enter
Page 5: Fill pension (all these values you fill are found on the P9 form)
Fill relief which mostly 15360 or 13350
Validate
The sheet, if no mistakes are made, will generate a zip file saved in documents.
DO NOT RENAME IT.
COPY IT TO DESKTOP
Go back to KRA portal and attach the zip file below as directed on the portal
Hit upload
Do you want to upload the file?
Hit yes and boooooooom, there you go!
A receipt for returns will be ready for download and print
Another copy for the receipt will be sent to the person's email.